Bill C-291

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material)

Sponsor

Mel Arnold  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to replace the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse and exploitation material” and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Feb. 1, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material)
Nov. 23, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse material)

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 5, 2022

  • François Daigle, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice
  • Clerk
  • Phaedra Glushek, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Belinda Peres, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice